UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

LAW5327 International human rights

Faculty of Law

LAW5327 International human rights is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2021
Not offered

This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2022 entry.

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Overview

This unit is a general introduction to international human rights law. It is concerned with human rights standards as they exist in international law and the international mechanisms for enforcing these standards. The unit will consider a selection of specific human rights, limitations to human rights (e.g. derogation in time of emergency) and some major contemporary international human rights issues.

Offerings in 2021

The 2021 handbook lists no offerings for LAW5327.

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Apply knowledge and understanding of international human rights standards and evaluate mechanisms designed to enforce human rights at the international/regional level with creativity and initiative to new situations for further learning;

  2. 2

    Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to various human rights;

  3. 3

    Conduct research in the content of various human rights, such content being identified, inter alia, by reference to the case law of the UN treaty monitoring committees and regional human rights courts based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and

  4. 4

    Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to some of the philosophical bases of and problems with international human rights law in light of contemporary human rights issues.

Workload and teaching

Students enrolled in this unit will be provided with 24 contact hours of seminars per semester [in Prato they will have 36 contact hours] whether intensive, semi-intensive, or semester-long offering. Students will be expected to do reading set for class, and to undertake additional research and reading applicable to a 6 credit point unit.

Where it fits

LAW5327 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2021 handbook.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Assistant Professor Marcus Beham

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for LAW5327?

LAW5327 has no prerequisites.

When is LAW5327 offered?

LAW5327 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.

Which majors and minors include LAW5327?

LAW5327 is part of Global society and human rights; and Public sector governance and regulation.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Law
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
202020212022